Posted on 12/03/2016 4:48:09 AM PST by Kaslin
Most building contractors have a goal of finishing their projects in the time specified, with the money budgeted. The closer you get to doing both, the more profitable and the more successful your company will be. The sad truth is, most building companies have a hard time hitting those two very important goals. Why? Because it's extremely difficult. Most construction projects have complexity that is hard to comprehend; the efforts of scheduling, price change, human error, and the cycles it takes to be on time and under budget are mind-boggling.
It's not normal for construction companies of all sizes to accomplish those two things. It's quite normal to be at least a shade late, and a tad over budget, or worse. It's why nine out of ten people who go into this business are out of the business in less than ten years.
Donald Trump has many flaws, more than his fair share, but in this area of being on time and under budget, his track record is close to brilliant. One of the main reasons I preferred Trump early on was this clear aura of competence, one he earned. He didn't do these projects in cities that are all that business friendly; he did them in New York, and other large cities all over who are just as bureaucratic and just as tough.
I know, I know – "He's never been in government before, and business acumen doesn't translate to being in politics or running governments." I believe I remember the vast majority of pundits saying this kind of thing during the primaries. Yep, he was a neophyte who knew nothing about politics. He could never win the nomination.
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Better as: On Time, Under Budget, and Within Specification(s).
Project Management 101.
This country was never meant to have professional politicians. It was intended to be run by competent, caring citizens who will guard and protect the Constitution and their fellow citizens and then go home and live among them under the rules they set.
Nobody really has foreign policy experience when they go into that job, I’d rather have a businessman who thinks quick and knows how to make a deal
His deals get things done.
He's also committed to excellence in the end product.
Quite the combo.
This winning stuff is going to get me tired.....
:-)
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“The first thing you do when you want a building project to succeed is assemble a team of architects, superintendents, subcontractors, suppliers, and workers who excel at what they do. Watching the assembling of Trump’s transition team, his cabinet, and his other appointments has been a treat. Yep, he’s done this before, and it’s quite clear that what he’s doing is selecting a team of individuals who excel.
“I love the media reports of how bad he is at assembling his cabinet. I love how they nitpick it all, telling us how disorganized and sloppy he is, and then, when he makes a pick, they say just how terrible a pick he just made. Why, these appointments are just as racist, homophobic, and misogynistic as he is (including the non-whites and women).
“...the Trump team is poised to pull off its own version of Shock and Awe. Only this time, it’s not going to be used to take down a dictator; rather, it will be the takedown of the misplaced leftist nonsense that has run rampant in our country for well over a decade.”
“....there is a wonderful force approaching. The team of builders is about to make some remarkable things happen. They will try to make them happen with regularity, speed, and great competence. Much to the dismay of the left, Shock and Awe may become the norm as the country is put on the right track. This team of extraordinary builders will be making America great again.
I agree entirely with what you wrote. Somewhere along the way the electorate were sold on the idea that we needed an ‘experienced’ political class, with specific university pedigrees plus/minus a law degree. It makes no sense, and has given us wave upon wave of unqualified people.
Project Management 101 is the academic exercise in finishing in time and under budget.
That chart falls apart the first time a delivery is a few hours late and the cascading effect begins.
I works with a lot of residential homebuilders. I look at the logistical dance they do every day balancing multiple suppliers, trades and people, along with inspectors who often seem to work at their whim. One guy recently told me there was a 8 week lead time for a foundation inspection.
I could not have said it any better.
Donald Trump has many flaws, more than his fair share,
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I think he has fewer flaws than most, but the media doesn’t portray him that way.
The author says what I have been hoping for.
It can work as he says.
Thanks be to a merciful and loving God!
If that foundation inspection could be done by a private company, you can bet dollars to donuts that it wouldn’t have a lead time anywhere near that long.
And we will have to participate for it to succeed fully, I love that he's still engaging us with his rallies.
Possible side benefit from all of this —
The standard caveat for can-do people who move into government is that government is “different”. You can’t fire civil servants, no one is accountable, blah, blah, blah.
I’m hoping (and expecting) that Trump will do things on time and under budget and when he hits a long-standing roadblock because government is “different” he will make a sweeping change and say, “Fixed. Now you will operate like you belong to the real world.”
Getting rid of government unions like SEIU would be a big help.
A lot of the logistical issues you've brought up fall under Risk management and can be addressed via the Critical Path Method of scheduling.
It would be in hours, if not minutes.
Winning ping!
As excited as I am for the future, I sure wish Phyllis Schafly would have lived just a bit longer to see what she helped accomplish.
Attention to detail and honest estimates are key - with the “lowest bidder” mentality, companies are rewarded for underestimating and then delaying and running up costs to the point where the “cheapest” ends up being more costly than the highest bids that may have been considered and rejected.
>>What’s so awesome is Trump the deal maker is also Trump the builder. His deals get things done. He’s also committed to excellence in the end product. Quite the combo.
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God created quite a winner in our Donald, for such a time as this.
He knew and knows EXACTLY who and what America needs. His timing is superb, His Plan is Perfect.
We are profoundly grateful. Thank you, Lord.
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